Study highlights need to recruit and retain URiM urologists

In this video, Ashley Appleton discusses ways to recruit and retain urologists who are underrepresented in medicine (URiM), which was explored in the recent study, “The Future State of Race/Ethnicity in Urology: Urology Workforce Projection From 2021-2061,” for which she served as the lead author. Appleton is a third-year medical student at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Video Transcript:

Many things can be done. At the medical student level, we can provide early exposure to urology to make sure that these students feel properly equipped to apply to urology when that time comes and get adequate exposure to the field. When we look at the trainee level, we can make sure that trainees are feeling included. When we talk about diversity, equity, and inclusion, maybe more things can be done on the side of the institution or program to make sure that residents are feeling safe and supported within that environment. Then when we talk about practicing urologists, the same goals for that. What is that working environment like? Also, when we think about research and we think about grants, are the requirements or criteria for these grants inclusive of what URiM researchers or urologists might be interested in researching.

This transcription has been edited for clarity.